Receptacle



Jul 19, 1927. 1,636,184

F. GOERTZ ET AL REcEPTAcLE':

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Patented July 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK GOERTZ,- OF MAPEEWOOD, AND WILLIAM E. WACKER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO AUGUST GOERTZ AND (70., INQ, OI NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

BECEPTACLE Application filed October '8, 1925. Serial No. 61,208.

This invention relates, generally, to improvements in receptacles of that class known in the art as vanity boxes or cases, adapted to contain face-powders, rouges, cos1netics, and the like, and the present invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel and simply constructed receptacle of the general character hereinafter more fully set forth, comprising two'compartments, adapted to contain the usual rouge or powder-compacts, or the like, the said compartments being formed by a pair of covers or lid-elements, and an intermediately placed partition, usually carrying a mirror, the several elements being pivotally connected by means of a hinge-member, and the general arrangement and construction of the said parts being such that a neat and thin case, in its entirety, will result, and one, when the covers or lid-elements are in their closed positions, will provide a case of an oval or substantially:elliptical shape, when viewed from its edge.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object to simplify the general construction and arrangement of the several members of the device, so as to provide a re ceptacle of a neat and inexpensiveconstruo tion, and to provide a receptacle of the character herein stated in which the various members thereof are secured and positively maintained in assembled relation without the use of solder or independent rivets.

The invention has for its further object to provide a receptacle comprising a main member carrying a mirror, or other-"desired element, and a pair of hinged cover or lidsections adapted tobe closed down upon opposite sides of the main member, the said cover or lid-sections usually carrying facepowder and rouge compacts. and the various members of the device being of such coustruction, that the opposite face-portions of the main member, when the cover or lidsections are closed down, will enter and lie within the chambered portions of the re spective cover or lid-section, thereby permitting of the provision of athin case,and also. if desired, anoval casing, which isdesir-able with the present form of vanity-cases or boxes. I

Another object of the present invention is to provide a noveland simple hinge-connection for receptacles, the parts of which are easily and quickly assembled; and,,furthermore, to provide the main member and its hinged cover or lid-sections with a single looking or retaining catch connected with one of said cover or lid-sections, said catch being adaptedto be passed over the edge of the'main member and forced into engage ment with the other cover or lid-section for mamtaining v the several elements in their closed relation.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be morefully understood from the following detailed description of the same.

With the several objects of the present invention in View, the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel receptacle hereinafter more fully set forth; and the said invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the several'devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the .said parts, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims,

which areappended to and which form an essential part of the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view of a receptacle made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, said view showing the main member of the device in plan, with one of the hinged cover or lid-sections shown in its opened relation to the said main member; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the receptacle, when all of the principal elements of the device are in their closed relation; and Fig. 3 is a view, similar to Fig. 1, showin in plan, the reversed side of the main mem ber, with the other cover or lid-section represented in its open relation to said main member. Fig. 4 is a view of the receptacle, showing the main member in edge View, with both cover or lid-sections in opened relation to said main member; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the several members or elements of the receptacle, the majority of said members being represented in their separated or detached relation. Fig. 6 is an edge View of the receptacle, showing the principal members of the device in their closed and locked relation; and Fig. 7 is a. plan view of the main member of the receptacle.

Fig. 8 is a view, partly in plan and partly in horizontal section. of the hinge-connec tion between the main member and the cover or lid-sections, said view being made on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 9 is a transverse vertical sectional representation of the receptacle, said section being taken on line 9 9 in said Fig. 6, and being also made on an enlarged scaleg Fig. 10 is a view or a fragmentary portion of the main member or the receptacle, showing more particularly, the hinge-pintl'e receiving portionsor said main member; and Fig. 11 is a detail vertical sectional representation of the hinge-connectionof the device, said section being taken on line 11-11 in said Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a retaining ring used with the device. Similar characters of reference are employed in the said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the abovementioned main member, the same comprising a plate 2 of suitable marginal configuration, preferably circular as shown. the edge of which is bounded by a marginal flange 3, extending at a right angle. or approximately so, from the plate 2. This flange 3 is also bounded by an outwardly extending marginal bead 4, forming with said flange 3 an oil'set or seat 5. The bead 4, as will be seen from the drawings, is channel-shaped, and at a suitable location is formed with an inwardly pressed portion 6 to provide a suitably shaped recess, the purpose or" which will presently be more fully set forth. Diametricallyoppo'site this recess, the said bead 4 is cut away as at 7, and is formed, furthermore, with outwardly extending portions 8 and 9, which provide pintle-receiving bearings. as shown in Figures 8 and 10, and in which bearings are arranged the respective end-portions of a pintle 10, in a manner that the main portion of said pint'le will extend directly across the said cut-away portion 7. Suitably disposed in the chamber provided by the plate 2, and the said flange 3 and head 4-, is a pad 11 and a mirror 12, or the like, suitably held in position by a retaining ring 13, which is preferably fi-shape in cross-section, being sprung into place, and being held in its retaining position by frictional contact with the head 4, as indicated in Figures 8, 9 and 11 of the drawings. At'a suitable location, the said ring ismade with a recessed or cutaway portion 14, seeFig. 12 or the drawings. so as to be properly fitted over the inwardly pressed portion 6 of the head 4, and diametrically opposite said cutaway portion 14, the ring 13 has a flattened out or straight portion, as 15, which, when the ring is sprung into place, lies directly in the cut-away portion 7 of the bead 4, and in front of the pintle 10, and the pintle-ears mounted upon said pintle. As shown, when the said ring is sprung into place, an offset 0'; seat 16 is formed y said ring and the bead 4, the purposes or which will presently be more fully set forth.

The reference-character 17 indicates one of the hereinbefore mentioned cover or lidsec tion's, the same being provided with a marginal rim 18 formed with intle-ears 19 for hinging the said cover or ii -section upon the pintle 10. Diametrically opposite the said pintle-ears 19, the rim 18 is made with an extension 20, formed at its free end With a curled edge 21, arrangedfto produce a locking or holding catch. The other previously mentioned cover or'lid-sec'tion is indicated by the reference-character 22, the same being also provided with a marginal rim 23 formed with a Ipintle-ear 24 for also hinging this cover or lid-section upon the pintle 10. WVithin the chambered portion of the cover or lid-section 17 is suitably secured a properly shaped compact 25, and suitably secured within the chambered portion of the said cover or lid-section 22 is also suitably secured by means of a ring 26. or otherwise, a properly shaped compact 27. When the cover or lid-section 17 is closed down over the main member 1, the rim 18 is seated upon the seat 5, with the 'fiange 3 and plate 2 of the main member disposed within the chambered portion of the lid or cover-section 17. Likewise, when the cover or lid-section22 is'closed down over the main member 1, the rim 23 is seated upon the seat 16 formed by the ring 13 and the bead 4, with the ring 13 of the main member 1 disposed Within the chambered portion of the cover or lid-section 22. At the same time, the extehsiOnQO, previously mentioned, is disposed in the cutaway or 'rec'essed portion 6 of the flange 3, the curled edge 21 of said extension 20 being forced over the rim 2-3 of the cover or lid-section 22, the springlike action of the looking or holding catch, maintaining a positively closed relation of the two cover or lid-sections 17 and 22 with the main portion 1 of the receptacle, as will be fully understood from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings.

From an inspection of Fig. 8 it will be seen, that the fiat or straight portion 15 of the ring 13 bears against the pintle-ears of the cover-sections 17 and 22, thereby providing a sure means which will present dis placement of the end-portions of the pintle 10 from within the respective pintle-receiving bearings 8 and 9. I

From the foregoing description of the present invention, it will be clearly seen,

that a neat and compact assemblage of the various elements comprising the receptacle has been provided, enabling the manufacture of an extremelythin case, and further enabling an easy and quick assemblage of the various elements, the assembledelements being maintained in their assembled relation without the employment of solder, rivets or the like. 7

Of course We are fully aware, that changes may be made in the general arrangements,

and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claims which are appended thereto. Hence, we do not limit our present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as described in the said specification, nor do we confine ourselves to the exact details of the construction of the said parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

lV e claim:

1. A receptacle comprising a pair of opposed concavo-convex container bodies, an intermediate member, means for interhinging said bodies and member together so that the former respectively close telescopically over the opposite sides of the latter, said intermediate member having an external annular bead upon opposite sides of which said containers are stopped when closed, and one container body having a catch element movable across the outer periphery of said intermediate member into engaged relation to the opposite container body to retain said parts in closed relation.

2. A receptacle comprising a pair of opposed container bodies, an intermediate member, means for interlocking said bodies and member together so that the former respectively close telescopically over opposite sides of the latter, said intermediate member having an outwardly projected annular bead upon opposite sides of which said containers are stopped when closed, said bead being discontinuous at a point diametrically opposite the hinging means to provide an exterior recessed passage, and one container body having a resilient catch element movable through said recessed passage into holding engagement with the opposite container body to retain the parts in closed relation.

3. A receptacle comprising a pair of opposed container bodies; an intermediate member having an annular marginal wall provided. with an outwardly pressed bead, a mirror supported upon said intermediate member within said marginal wall, a retaining ring frictionall Y engaged within said marginal wall to bolt said mirror against displacement; means for interhinging said bodies and intermediate member together so that the former respectively close telescopically over the latter in stopped engagement with said bead thereof; said bead of said 1ntermediate member being discontinuous ata point diametrically opposite the ,hinging means to provide an exterior rein said ears having its end-portions projecta ing beyond said ears, and a main member, consisting of a plate bounded by a channelled marginal bead, said head having a cut-away portion and a pair of outwardly extending portions forming hearings in which the end-portions of the pintle are arranged for pivotally disposing the main member between the cover-sections, and means in engagement with said pintle-ears to prevent displacement of the end-portions of the pintle from said bearings.

5. A receptacle comprising a pair of coversections provided with pintle-ears, a pintle in said ears having its end-portions projecting beyond said ears, and a main member,

consisting of a plate bounded by a channelled marginal bead, said bead having a cut-away portion and a pair of outwardly extending portions forming bearings in which the end-portions of the pintle are arranged for pivotally disposing the ma in member between the cover-sections, and means'in engagement with said pintle-ears to prevent displacement of the end-portions of the pintle from said bearings, associated with a spring-catch extending from one of said cover-sections, over said main member, and into retaining engagement with the other cover-section.

6. A receptacle comprising a pair of coversections provided with pintle-ears, apintle in said ears having its end-portions projecting beyond said ears, and a mainmember, consisting of a plate bounded by a channelled marginal bead, said bead having a cut-away portion and a pair of outwardly extending portions forming bearings in which the end-portions of the pintle are arranged for pivotally disposing the main member between the cover-sections, and a retaining ring sprung into engagement with said bead, said ring having a straight portion in contact with said pintle-ears to prevent displacement of the end-portions of the pintle from said bearings.

7. A receptacle comprising a pair of coversections provided with pintle-ears, a pintle in said ears having its end-portions project ing beyond said ears, and a main member, consisting of a plate bounded by a channelled marginal bead, said bead having a cut-away portion and a pair of outwardly extending portions forming bearings in which the end-portions 0f the pintie are arranged for pivotaliy disposing the main member between the cover-sections, and a remining ring sprung into engagement with said bead, said ring having a. straight portion in Contact with said pintle-eurs to pre vent dispiaeement of the end-portions of the pi'ntle from said bearings, associated with a. spring-catch extending from one of said 10 cover-sections, over said main member, and into retaining engagement with the other cerensectibn.

In testii'nony that We claim the invention set forth above we have hereunto set our hands this first (lay of October, 1925. V FREDERICK GOERTZ. WILLIAM E. WACKER. 

